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* BabysFirstWords: His first word was "powdered"(in reference to the milk in his "baby" bottle).

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* BabysFirstWords: His first word was "powdered"(in "powdered" (in reference to the milk in his "baby" bottle).



* UncannyFamilyResemblance / IdenticalGrandson: Mearth is a dead-ringer for his great-uncle Dave [=McConnell=] (also played by Creator/JonathanWinters) although no one ever comments on this. (Although it might explain why [[FridgeBrilliance Fred and Cora never question the fact that this elderly adult man is somehow their (great) grandchild]], as the resemblance is uncanny.)

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* UncannyFamilyResemblance / IdenticalGrandson: Mearth is a dead-ringer for his great-uncle Dave [=McConnell=] (also played by Creator/JonathanWinters) although no one in-universe ever comments on this. (Although it might explain why [[FridgeBrilliance Fred and Cora never question the fact that this elderly adult man is somehow their (great) grandchild]], as the resemblance is uncanny.undeniable.)
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance / IdenticalGrandson: Mearth is a dead-ringer for his great-uncle Dave [=McConnell=] (also played by JonathanWinters) although no one ever comments on this. (Although it might explain why Fred and Cora never question the fact that this elderly adult man is somehow their (great) grandchild, as the resemblance is uncanny.)

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* UncannyFamilyResemblance / IdenticalGrandson: Mearth is a dead-ringer for his great-uncle Dave [=McConnell=] (also played by JonathanWinters) Creator/JonathanWinters) although no one ever comments on this. (Although it might explain why [[FridgeBrilliance Fred and Cora never question the fact that this elderly adult man is somehow their (great) grandchild, grandchild]], as the resemblance is uncanny.)
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* UncannyFamilyResemblance/IdenticalGrandson: Mearth is a dead-ringer for his great-uncle Dave McConnell (also played by JonathanWinters) although no one ever comments on this. (Although it might explain why Fred and Cora never question how the adult man is their (great) grandchild as the resemblance is uncanny.

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* UncannyFamilyResemblance/IdenticalGrandson: UncannyFamilyResemblance / IdenticalGrandson: Mearth is a dead-ringer for his great-uncle Dave McConnell [=McConnell=] (also played by JonathanWinters) although no one ever comments on this. (Although it might explain why Fred and Cora never question how the fact that this elderly adult man is somehow their (great) grandchild grandchild, as the resemblance is uncanny.)

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* BabysFirstWords: His first word was "powder".

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* BabysFirstWords: His first word was "powder"."powdered"(in reference to the milk in his "baby" bottle).


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* UncannyFamilyResemblance/IdenticalGrandson: Mearth is a dead-ringer for his great-uncle Dave McConnell (also played by JonathanWinters) although no one ever comments on this. (Although it might explain why Fred and Cora never question how the adult man is their (great) grandchild as the resemblance is uncanny.
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* KiddyCoveralls: Mearth wears overalls as a visual reminder to the audience that [[YoungerThanTheyLook while he looks adult, he's still a child]].


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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Orkans [[MerlinSickness age backwards]], so the "adult" looking Mearth is much younger than he appears.

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-->'''Played by: Creator/RobinWilliams'''

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-->'''Played by: Creator/RobinWilliams'''!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/RobinWilliams

An alien from the planet Ork sent to observe human behavior.
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* RaisedInALab: Mentions many times that Orkan scientists grew him in a test-tube.



-->'''Played by: Creator/PamDawber'''

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-->'''Played by: Creator/PamDawber'''!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/PamDawber

A pretty female human who finds Mork and teaches him about human behavior. Eventually falls in love, marries Mork and raises an Orkan "child".
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!! Fred [=McConnell=] and Cora Hudson
-->'''Played by: Conrad Janis and Elizabeth Kerr'''

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!! Fred !!Fred [=McConnell=] and Cora Hudson
-->'''Played by: !!!'''Played by:''' Conrad Janis and Elizabeth Kerr'''Kerr

Mindy's father, a widower with conservative values, and grandmother, who's less conservative and rock-loving.
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-->'''Played by: Creator/RobertDonner'''
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: To the point where ''Mork'' almost seems normal in comparison.

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-->'''Played by: Creator/RobertDonner'''
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: To the point where ''Mork'' almost seems normal ''normal'' in comparison.



-->'''Played by: Creator/TomPoston'''

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-->'''Played by: Creator/TomPoston'''!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/TomPoston

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-->'''Played by: Creator/JayThomas and Creator/GinaHecht'''

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-->'''Played by: !!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JayThomas and Creator/GinaHecht'''Creator/GinaHecht

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-->'''Played by: Ralph James'''

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-->'''Played by: !!!'''Played by:''' Ralph James'''James

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-->'''Played by: Creator/JonathanWinters'''

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-->'''Played by: Creator/JonathanWinters'''!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JonathanWinters

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Character page for ''Series/MorkAndMindy''.
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* AdultAdoptee: Due to a series of misunderstanding with INS, Mork is assumed to be an immigrant from another country. As he doesn't have a birth certificate or passport, Exidor (who's a full US citizen) steps in and adopts Mork as his "son" so he won't be deported.

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-->'''Played by: Robert Donner'''

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-->'''Played by: Robert Donner'''Creator/RobertDonner'''
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* MissingMom: Her mother died prior to the start of the series. Mork briefly channels her spirit in the episode "A Morkville Horror".
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[[caption-width-right:199:Nanu nanu.]]

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* SecretKeeper: The agrees to become this after learning Mork's alien identity in the first episode.

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's very goofy, partly because he's an alien, but he's eccentric even by human standards.

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* CharacterizingSittingPose: He often sits upside down, with his head on the chair. The reason is that he is an alien, but since he is disguised as a human, this does look weird.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's very goofy, partly because he's an alien, but he's eccentric even by human alien standards.
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-->'''Played by: Creator/JayThomas and Gina Hecht'''

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-->'''Played by: Creator/JayThomas and Gina Hecht'''Creator/GinaHecht'''

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-->'''Played by: Tom Poston'''

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-->'''Played by: Tom Poston'''Creator/TomPoston'''



* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His full name is [[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt Franklin Delano]] Bickley.



-->'''Played by: Jay Thomas and Gina Hecht'''

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-->'''Played by: Ralph James''

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-->'''Played by: Ralph James''James'''
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* BizarreAlienBiology: Orkans age backwards, hatch from eggs, and laugh uncontrollably instead of sneezing.

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* BizarreAlienBiology: Orkans age backwards, hatch from eggs, and laugh uncontrollably instead of sneezing. Plus, "parts are interchangable".



* {{Retcon}}: His appearance in ''Series/HappyDays'' was said to be an AllJustADream in that episode. Oddly enough AllJustADream was a hurdle that another ''Happy Days'' spinoff (the long-forgotten ''Out of the Blue'', which featured an angel as its protagonist) had to overcome as well.

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* {{Retcon}}: His appearance in ''Series/HappyDays'' was said to be an AllJustADream in that episode. Oddly enough AllJustADream was SarcasmBlind: "How would you like a hurdle that another ''Happy Days'' spinoff (the long-forgotten ''Out of the Blue'', which featured an angel as its protagonist) had to overcome as well.knuckle sandwich?" "Sorry, I don't eat meat!"
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** HamToHamCombat: He would often engage in this with Robin Williams and more than hold his own.

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** * HamToHamCombat: He would often engage in this with Robin Williams and more than hold his own.

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** HamToHamCombat: He would often engage in this with Robin Williams and more than hold his own.


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* {{Expy}}: It's pretty obvious with his name, voice and mannerisms as well as his implied girth that he's meant to be a parody of Orson Welles.
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-->'''Played by: Pam Dawber'''

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-->'''Played by: Pam Dawber'''Creator/PamDawber'''

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* AffectionateNickname: Mork calls her "Min."
* AlliterativeName

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* AffectionateNickname: Mork calls her "Min."
"Min" and "Little Pooter", the latter mostly after they get married.
* AlliterativeNameAlliterativeName: Her first and last name both start with "M".



%%* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Or alien.

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%%* * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Or alien.alien. Whenever someone asks what she sees in Mork she usually cites his kindness and joy for life.



%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Maybe even more so than Mork.

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%%* * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Maybe even more so than Mork.To the point where ''Mork'' almost seems normal in comparison.


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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: They're last seen in the third season finale and are never mentioned again.
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* MeaningfulName: His name comes from his parents' initial, and "Earth".

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* MeaningfulName: His Mork says his name comes from his parents' initial, shared first initial M, and "Earth"."Earth." So Mork from Ork's son is Mearth from Earth.

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-->'''Played by Creator/RobinWilliams'''

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-->'''Played by Pam Dawber'''

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-->'''Played by by: Pam Dawber'''



!! Fred and Cora [=McConnell=]
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!! Fred [=McConnell=] and Cora [=McConnell=]
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* TheBusCameBack: In "Old Muggable Mork", when Cora returns for a guest appearance and gets mugged, Mork disguises himself as an elderly lady to fight back against the muggers.



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-->'''Played by Tom Poston'''

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* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: He, along with the other Orkan elders, have banned free will and humor from Ork.
** In "The Wedding", when Mork announces his intentions to marry Mindy, Orson forbids him from doing so, because marriage has been outlawed on Ork. After Mork still goes through with the wedding, Orson turns Mork into a more obedient sheepdog, which results in Mindy confronting Orson, and Orson reluctantly consents, turning Mork back into his normal form.


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-->'''Played by: Creator/JonathanWinters'''

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